A man uses a Barclays bank ATM machine in central London on August 03 2009 British banking giant Barclays announced Monday that firsthalf net profits...
{"Image ImageDescription": "A man uses a Barclays bank ATM machine in central London, on August 03, 2009. British banking giant Barclays announced Monday that first-half net profits soared 9.9 percent to 1.9 billion pounds (2.2 billion euros, 3.2 billion dollars) despite the global financial crisis. Barclays said in a results statement that revenues surged by 37 percent to a record 16.253 billion pounds in the six months to the end of June, compared with the same period of 2008. AFP PHOTO/SHAUN CURRY (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2009 AFP"}